E3 Flashcards
Unemployment
People who are willing and able to work cant find work
Claimant count
Measures unemployment according to the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits
Labour force survey
A survey of a sample of households counting people as unemployed and if they are actively seeking work but don’t have a job
Distribution of income
How income is shared between population
Redistribution of income
A policy to reduce inequalities of income
Inequalities of income
Incomes are distributed unevenly some people have higher incomes than others
Transfer payments
When the government takes more taxes from the high paid income groups and giving more benefits to lower income groups
Market failure
When the market fails to allocate resources in the best interest of society